10 years ago Kenya set out to fix gender gaps in education – what’s working and what still needs to be done

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The Kenyan government launched a big attempt in 2015 to promote gender equality in and through the education sector. This was guided by principles of equal participation and inclusion of women and men, and girls and boys...

What the hidden rhythms of orangutan calls can tell us about language - new research

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Don Mammoser/Shutterstock In the dense forests of Indonesia, you can hear strange and haunting sounds. At first, these calls may seem like a random collection of noises but my rhythmic analyses reveal a different story....

IDF firing ‘warning shots’ near diplomats sets an unacceptable precedent in international relations

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A still from footage of the incident when warning shots were fired above visiting diplomats in Jenin on May 21. X (Twitter) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) appears to have crossed the Rubicon in the West Bank town of...

Why Alberta’s push for independence pales in comparison to Scotland’s in 2014

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One day after the Liberal Party secured their fourth consecutive federal election victory, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tabled legislation to change the signature threshold needed to put citizen-proposed constitutional...

For opioid addiction, treatment underdosing can lead to fentanyl overdosing – a physician explains

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Imagine a patient named Rosa tells you she wakes up night after night in a drenching sweat after having very realistic dreams of smoking fentanyl. The dreams seem crazy to her. Three months ago, newly pregnant, Rosa began...

Managing forests and other ecosystems under rising threats requires thinking across wide-ranging scenarios

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In Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California, trees that have persisted through rain and shine for thousands of years are now facing multiple threats triggered by a changing climate. Scientists and park...

Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training − but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution

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Air traffic controllers have been in the news a lot lately. A spate of airplane crashes and near misses have highlighted the ongoing shortage of air traffic workers, leading more Americans to question the safety of air...